Over 2,000 gambling machines destroyed

TANGERANG: In its war against gambling, the City Police have steamrollered and burned 2,294 gambling machines ranging from jackpot machines, roulette tables and even playing cards.

The devices were confiscated in police raids at several gambling centers in Jakarta that began in July. Some of the centers were Mangga Besar, Lokasari and Mandala Jaya complex in Kota, West Jakarta, Bonagabe in East Jakarta, as well as Bendungan Utara in North Jakarta.

Police public crime deputy director Adj. Sr. Comr. Sigit Sudarmanto said that his office would be bringing around 800 gambling cases to court. -- JP